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HR 3720 103th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Ammunition Firearms Firearms control Foreign Trade and International Finance Imports

To regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of jacketed hollow point ammunition, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 23, 1993 Introduced by: Pelosi, Nancy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Nov 24, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3129-3130)
Nov 23, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 23, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to revise the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include any projectile that is manufactured with a metal jacket, a lead core, and a hollow cavity in the nose of the projectile and that, after being fired from a firearm, is designed to expand upon impact.

What's happening now December 1, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 21, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 16, 1994
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 3, 1994
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 23, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3720: To regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of jacketed hollow point ammunition, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3720/
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